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Joakim Falkner

Joakim Falkner

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Baker McKenzie

Baker McKenzie

Sweden

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Capital markets

Acting for Nordic and international private equity firms, Baker McKenzie‘s Stockholm office provides a comprehensive equity capital market offering, advising on divestments, acquisitions, and high-profile exits; the group has also recently expanded in the pharmaceutical, retail, and energy sectors. Carl Svernlöv is a noted member of the team, providing expertise to small and medium companies, and Costin Mihailescu has extensive experience advising private equity houses and their portfolio companies on acquisition financings. John Gustafson is another key name, advising private equity funds on buyout transactions. For matters involving the US market, Henric Roth is a notable name. Joakim Falkner is also active in the team, where he is dual-qualified in England and Sweden.
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Profile

Work Department
Capital Markets
Position

Joakim Falkner is based in Stockholm and is heading up Baker McKenzie’s Capital Markets Practice Group in Europe, Middle East and Africa. He is ranked as leading lawyer for capital markets by the leading legal directories. Prior to joining Baker McKenzie in 2012, he worked at another global law firm for six years in Stockholm and London. During the last six years (2016-2021), Baker McKenzie's Capital Markets Group in Stockholm has been ranked #1 in acting for investment banks in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume) and #1-3 in acting for issuers in capital markets transactions (in terms of deal volume). Mr. Falkner is qualified to practice in Sweden, England and Wales and has a U.S. LLM from Suffolk University in Boston, United States of America.

Mr. Falkner practices mainly in the fields of equity capital markets and represents late-stage private and publicly traded companies, investment banks, investors, shareholders and sponsors in a wide range of transactions, including pre-IPO transactions, IPOs, public offerings, primary share issuances, preferential rights offering, sell-downs and public mergers and acquisitions.

Languages
English, Swedish
Memberships
  • Swedish Bar Association - Member
  • International Bar Association - Member
  • Law Society of England & Wales - Member
Education
  • Suffolk University Law School (LL.M.) (2009)
  • University of Uppsala (LL.M.) (2002)

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘All around knowledge and expertise in both capital markets and Swedish listed markets. Exceptional availability and reactivity. Concise and "business partner" type recommendations.'

    'Smart, experienced, reactive, easy going yet super professional.’

    ‘The team is extremely pragmatic and solution-focused.’

    ‘Stefan Balazs is one of the most, if not the most, pragmatic and knowledgeable in the industry.’

    ‘Strong team and easy to work with.’

    ‘Henric Roth has strong problem-solving abilities, deep knowledge and is easy to work with.’

    ‘Adam Farlow is a standout lawyer, delivering considered yet pragmatic advice in a professional and accessible way. He is a pleasure to work with. Henric Roth is a solid lawyer and one of the top names that come to mind in the Swedish market.’

Key clients

  • Aspira Partners AB Axel Johnson International BLQ Invest AB Celero Capital AB CR Group Nordic AB Embracer Group Enad Global 7 AB (publ) Företagsparken AB Hitachi Zosen Inova AG HongShan Capital Group Instalco AB LeaseCloud AB MVI Fund AB Nalka Invest Nordic Capital Siloy Group BV Thule Group AB Trill Impact AB Uniwater Villeroy & Boch

Work highlights

Acted as legal adviser to Företagsparken in connection with a €150m investment from Bain Capital.